January 27, 2012
Disney on Ice “Treasure Trove”
Discover endless riches when Disney On Ice presents “Treasure Trove” comes to Portland!
Disney On Ice sets the golden standard with its newest skating spectacular. Get tangled up in Disney’s 50th animated feature with Rapunzel and Flynn and enter the worlds of your other favorite Disney princesses – Tiana, Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, Aurora, Belle
, Mulan and of course, the one that started it all, Snow White. Ahoy, Mateys! Set sail with Peter Pan, the always sassy Tinker Bell and the cantankerous Captain Hook & his pirate pals on an adventure beyond Neverland! Trek the wilds of Africa with Simba, Nala, Pumbaa and Timon as they discover the true meaning of the ‘Circle of Life. ‘ Tick-Tock! Tick-Tock! Don’t be late for a very important date with Alice and the Mad Hatter as they march with the Queen of Hearts’ Army Of Cards. Be sure to see this show full of memories guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Stories to represented in the show:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Cinderella
Alice in Wonderland
Peter Pan
Sleeping Beauty
The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast
Aladdin
The Lion King
Mulan
The Princess and the Frog
Tangled
Disney On Ice is a touring ice skating show. Aimed primarily at children, the shows feature figure skaters dressed as Disney cartoon characters in performances that each derive their music and plot from elements collected from various Disney films and properties; the “stars” of the show are credited as the Disney characters themselves, performing their parts in mock cameos, while the skaters performing themselves remain anonymous.
Seven Shows!
Thursday, Feb. 9 @ 7:00pm
Friday, Feb. 10th @ 7:00pm*
Saturday, Feb. 11th @ 11:00am*, 3:00pm & 7:00pm+
Sunday, Feb. 12th @ 11:30am & 3:30pm
Tickets: $60 (Front Row), $50 (VIP), $25 and $15 – All seats reserved
Discounts:
*Groups of 15 or more: $3 off the $25 and $15 tickets (discounts not available on Front Row or VIP seats.)
+Kids/Youth ages 2-12: $12 tickets in the $25 and $15 seating locations (discounts not available on Front Row or VIP seats.)
December 21, 2011
The Maine Mall
Doing last minute Christmas shopping? The Maine Mall is the place to be!
Check out sales like getting $5 off a Build-A-Bear purchase, up to 50% off at Journey’s or the buy-one, get-one deals they have at dELiAS.
If the deals weren’t enough here are 3 reasons to love The Maine Mall
1.) They keep up with trends and have all the stores you love… including Maine artists and manufacturers!
2.) Responsible: Waste is sorted at satellite recycling center, mall shopping cuts car emissions and gas usage for shoppers, GGP (the mall owners) support Habitat for Humanity and American Red Cross as well as local organizations, and our retailers have corporate philanthropy partnerships.
3.) Santa’s here, surrounded by the Maine Garden Railroad Society’s latest display. Bring in your little one to have his or her picture taken with him!
Click here for the Maine Mall holiday hours
364 Maine Mall Road South Portland, Maine 04106 207-774-0303
Love saving money? While at the Maine Mall saving on Christmas presents, stop by Festiva to save on vacations. Festiva Adventure Club at 190 Riverside Street is right here in Portland two exits away from the Maine Mall on 95. View a 120 minute presentation on Festiva’s exciting vacation opportunities and learn how to vacation for the rest of your life in style while keeping your budget in mind. As a thank you for stopping in, you can receive travel certificates, dinner certificates, Irving gas cards and more. Give Festiva a call at 888-695-0200 to set up a tour today!
All photos taken from The Maine Mall Facebook page
October 26, 2011
Halloween Harvest at Raitt Farm Museum
Come to Halloween Harvest on the Farm at Raitt Farm Museum in Eliot, ME.
There will be costume contests, a scarecrow contest( kits available), lots of games including the fun filled and challenging bean hole toss, one free barrel tractor ride with paid entry, hay wagon rides, yummy food and more. Bring your own pumpkin for the decorating contest!
Get dressed up in your costumes and bring the family for an evening of fun and games. Prizes for the best costume, scarecrow and pumpkin decorating contests, trick or treat game booths, kids donut contest, yummy treats, homemade chicken corn soup and pies, and more.
The Raitt Homestead Farm was built in 1896 by Charles A. Raitt on State Road in Eliot, Maine. When Charles passed away, his son Roland took over the farm. When the apple orchard was destroyed by winter kill, Roland turned to dairy farming. The milk was sold to Badger Farms Dairy of Portsmouth, NH. Roland passed away in 1962 and his son Gerald took over the farm. He purchased the adjacent Anderson Apple Orchard in 1967 to restore the apple business to the farm. The farm was truly a family business; Gerald’s brothers worked at the farm and even nieces and nephews helped with the apple orchards and sold the apples at his farm stand on the front lawn. Gerald retired from the dairy business in 1983 but he continued to raise chickens and sell eggs until 2004.
Price is $3 for entry, children age one and under get in free. One free barrel tractor ride with each paid entry. Event happens October 29th from 4pm to 7pm
Volunteers are needed to help during the event. Please email eatea@comcast.net if you are interested in helping during the Halloween Harvest fundraiser for the Farm Museum.
Love affordable family events? Come down to Festiva Adventure Club located at 190 Riverside St in Portland. View a short 120 minute presentation and learn how much fun you can have for less money. Festiva Adventure Club has been around for over 10 years and has the experience you can trust. Festiva knows how to provide your family with more, better vacations for less. Call 1(888)695-0200 to set up a reservation today!
October 10, 2011
Harvestfest
Looking for something fun to bring the kids to? Why not try Harvestfest? Harvestfest is a part of Maine Oktoberfest which will be taking place for the month of October. Harvestfest is a great festival for people of all ages. Harvestfest will kick off Saturday October 15 and run through Sunday October 16. Activities on Saturday will run from 10am to 8pm and from 10am to 4pm on Sunday. Kidsfest will be running the same time as Harvestfest but with more kid specific activities. There is no admission fee to get into Harvestfest or Kidsfest, so bring the whole family! All activities will take place on York Beach. There will be over 200 vendors including food, crafts and much more! There will also be an ox roast and even live entertainment! There will be hayrides and a POW WOW, even competitions such as the corn toss challenge. Kidsfest will include activities such as kids games and entertainment, arts and crafts, even a pumpkin stroll that will be taking place Saturday night. So come down to Harvestfest to enjoy a free weekend of family fun!
Love affordable family events? Come down to Festiva Adventure Club located at 190 Riverside St in Portland. View a short 120 minute presentation and learn how much fun you can have for less. Festiva Adventure Club has been around for over 10 years and has the experience you can trust. Festiva knows how to provide your family with more, better vacations for less. Call 1(888)695-0200 to set up a reservation today!
October 4, 2011
STRIVE Annual Live and Silent Auction
Love silent auctions and great causes? This is the perfect event for you! Come down to Ocean Gateway on Congress St in Portland, and attend the STRIVE 7th Annual Live and Silent Auction. The auction will be taking place on Wednesday October 5th. The auction will kick off at 6pm and run until 9pm. There will be lots of fun to be had for such a great cause. There will be live music. There will also be lots and lots of food of course. There will also be tons of great items for auction! Tickets for the event are 25$ in advance and 30$ at the door. STRIVE is a great program. STRIVE helps people ages 11 to 24 in many different areas of life. The program helps these young people have financial gain through education and bettering work skills. The program also focuses on enhancing social skills and helps provide vocational opportunities. The program also offers peer support for both parents and siblings.
Love going to great events with the family? Why not swing by Festiva Adventure Club located at 190 Riverside St while you’re in Portland for the silent auction. Festiva Adventure Club has the experience you can trust they’ve been around as a company for over 10 years. With resorts up and down the east coast family vacations will never be the same. Visit Festiva, view a 120 minute presentation and learn how affordable real family vacations can be. Call 1(888)695-0200 today to set up a reservation!
September 20, 2011
The Common Ground Country Fair
Love organic Maine grown food? Come to The Common Ground Country Fair held in Unity and have all that you want! The fair will be kicking off Friday September 23 and will run until Sunday September 25. Gates open at 9am all three days! Admission for the fair will be 10$ daily for adults (ages 13 to 64), 8$ for elders, children and handicapped citizens will have free admission. School groups are free on Friday. There are a couple ways to gain discounted admission to the fair. If you take the train from Unity or Thorndike you will receive 2$ off your admission. If you choose to ride your bike to the fair you will also receive 2$ off your admission. If you want to volunteer for a four hour shift at the fair your admission will be free. If you are a member of Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) admission is free to you all weekend. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or ahead of time at many different stores state wide. There will be tons of activities going on every day of the fair. Such activities will include horse drawn rides, Cows on parade, a garden parade and even a class on repairing knitted items. There will be tons or demos and classes. There will be bicycle demos, solar energy demos, even a cider making demo. For a complete list of fair activities click here. If you’re looking for a great family event that is educational The Common Ground Country Fair is the perfect event! Don’t for get to take one of the trains for discounted admission!
Love traveling for family events? Why not come down to Festiva Adventure Club located at 190 Riverside St in Portland. View a quick 120 minute presentation and learn how much Festiva can save you and your family on vacations. Festiva Adventure Club has been around for over 10 years and has the experience you can trust to have the best family vacations. Call 1(888)695-0200 today to set up a reservation!
September 13, 2011
Catie Curtis
Are you in love with Catie Curtis? Come see her preform live at One Longfellow Square! She will be taking the stage Saturday September 17 at 8pm. Don’t know Catie Curtis? I bet you’ve heard her on some of you favorite TV shows. Her music has been featured on popular shows such as Greys Anatomy, Dawson’s Creek, Felicity, Alias, and Chicago Hope. Catie is an award winning performer. She beat over 15,000 entries from over 82 countries to win the International Songwriting Competition! Curtis has toured all over the Unites States and all over Europe. Catie is not just another great musician, she’s a great musician who gives back. In 2008 Catie started “Aspire to Inspire” which helps give away musical instruments to underprivileged children. Catie has preformed many awesome events such as the Human Rights Campaign’s Official Obama Inaugural Ball. Blurt Magazine even called 2008 The Year of Catie Curtis. So If you want to come down to see a better than great performance come down on Saturday to see Catie Curtis live!
Love fun events? While you’re in Portland to see Catie Curtis why not swing by Festiva Adventure Club. Festiva is located at 190 Riverside St. View a quick 120 minute presentation and learn how much Festiva has to offer and how much you can save! Call 1-888-695-0200 today to set up a reservation!
September 7, 2011
Eastport Pirate Festival
Fan of pirates? Come down and enjoy the 6th annual Eastport Pirate Festiva. The Festival will begin Friday September 9th and run through Sunday September 11th. The festival is fun, free and open to all ages. The festival will kick off with the invasion of Lubec that happens the weekend before the actual festival. There will be all kinds of events running all weekend from a thieves market to live music and event a pirates parade. There will be fun all weekend long! Costumes are encouraged everyday! There will even be a Pirates Ball where there will be a king and Queen crowned! Does the idea of a sword fight excite you? Well you’re in luck. There will be a sword demo also cutlass fighting. Have little ones? They’re welcome too! Some kid friendly events will be a kid’s pirate schooner ride, and a kid’s breakfast with pirates. There will also be a pirates pet pageant, so if you have any furry loved ones bring them too! There will be an international lobster boat race and a pirate boat race on Sunday to bring the festival to an end.
Love traveling and doing exciting things? Why not swing down to Portland and stop by Festiva Adventure Club. View a 120 minute presentation and see how much Festiva can save you and your family on your next vacation. Festiva has been around for over 10 years and has the experience you can trust. Call 1(888)695-0200 to set up a reservation today!
September 6, 2011
Old Orchard Beach Pier Bikefest
Love hitting the beach? Love riding your bike to the beach and feeling the wind in your hair? Come Down to the 12 annual Old Orchard Beach Pier Bikefest and celebrate both! The bikefest will kick off on Friday September 9th and run through Saturday September 10th. It will take place, you guessed it, on the pier. Do you have a sweet ride? Get there early and park it on the pier for everyone to gaze at. The town square will be reserved both Friday and Saturday for bikes. There will be loads of fun and including games, prizes and even a pig roast! Don’t have your own bike but are interested anyway? Come down and look at the hundreds of bikes that will be on display! Maybe you’ll even find on that would be perfect for your life style. Like live music? You’re in luck there will be tons at the bikefest. One of the best details of bikefest is that there is no admission fee!!
Love the beach and fun events? Why not stop by Festiva Adventure Club located at 190 Riverside St in Portland. View a short 120 minute presentation and learn how much you and your family could save on vacations. Festiva has been around for over 10 years and has the experience you can trust in. Call Festiva at 1(888)695-0200 to set up a reservation today!
August 31, 2011
Today is National Trail Mix Day
National Trail Mix Day features a high energy, tasty treat for the trail or snacks. You can buy packages of trail mix at a store. Or, you can make up your own, using the ingredients you like best.
When you head out to a campout, a hike or to go biking, take the Trail Mix along with you. It provides the extra energy boost to keep you from tiring along the way, and allows you to reach your destination full of pep. Don’t limit trail mix to the trail. It is also good at campouts. (Or if you are me, my desk at work.)
Here is a fun way that the Boy Scouts make Trail Mix:
Ask each hiker or camper to bring a box or bag of their favorite cereal, nuts, pretzels, raisins, dried fruit, M&Ms, etc. For younger hikers or new members of the group, it’s best to provide them with a list of the types of food that can go into trail mix. That way, the inexperienced hiker won’t bring something that can not be easily carried. At the campout or before the hike, bring the group together and mix all the food in a big, big bowl. Put the mix into sealable baggies and pass them out to each hiker.
Tips: When making your own trail mix, avoid messy items that leave your hands sticky, like mini chocolate pieces. If you MUST have chocolate, use M&M’s or something with a shell.) Also avoid too many salty items. For example, unsalted nuts are better than salted ones.
Happy trails to you!
If you love hiking, you might be interested in trying out Festiva’s own Rangeley Lake
Resort. Rangeley Lake Resort is a four-season vacation destination in Maine where each season offers a variety of opportunities for vacationers. Summer is ideal for hiking, canoeing, kayaking, water skiing, fishing, golf, tennis, mountain biking, ATV excursions and trying out your trail mix recipe. If you’re in Portland, stop by Festiva Adventure Club and view a quick presentation on how much you can save on fun family vacations. Festiva Adventure Club has been around for over 10 years and has the experience you can trust. Festiva has resorts all up and down the east coast and more. Call 1(888)695-0200 today to set up a reservation!
